Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian White (Labour), on Tuesday, 18 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 209 members in total.

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ENERGY WHITE PAPER AND THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BILL

That this House welcomes the policy framework in the Energy White Paper published on 24th February, and therefore believes that the next step in the development of a strategy for a low carbon economy is the passing of the Sustainable Energy Bill promoted by the honourable Member for Milton Keynes North East and a cross-party group of honourable Members, which gives statutory back up for the Government's targets on carbon reduction, energy efficiency, renewable power and combined heat and power; notes that the Bill has the support of an unprecedented number of organisations including the Association for the Conservation of Energy, the Association for Environment Conscious Building, the Association of Coal Mine Methane Operators, British Biogen, British Hydro, the British Energy Efficiency Federation, the Combined Heat and Power Association, Energy Conservation and Solar Centre, Friends of the Earth, GLOBE UK, All Party Parliamentary Group, the Green Party, the Green Liberal Democrats, Help the Aged, National Energy Action, the National Federation of Women's Institutes, the National Home Improvement Council, the National Housing Federation, the National Right to Fuel Campaign, PV-UK, the Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group, the Renewable Power Association, RSPB, SERA, Shelter, the Tory Green Initiative, UK HECA Forum, UNISON and WWF-UK; and therefore hopes that the Bill will receive a second reading on 28th March and thereafter become law.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

910A2

leave out from 'House' to 'and' in line 2 and insert 'notes that the Energy White Paper completely ignores the advice of the Performance and Innovation Unit, the Sustainable Development Commission, the Energy Saving Trust and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution regarding the need for firm targets for energy efficiency and renewables.'.

910A1

at end add 'regrets that the White Paper gives insufficient attention to tidal electricity generation which is the only power source that can achieve the United Kingdom's renewal obligation by 2010.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

910 

910A2 

910A1 

Session

2002-03

Other sponsors

Stephen Pound

David Drew

Julia Drown

Mark Fisher

Debra Shipley

Subjects

Conservation Combined heat and power Energy Standards Sustainable development Renewable energy

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk